My aha moment

Recently, I got an opportunity to share my aha moment when Mutual of Omaha’s 2013 Aha Moment tour rolled through town in May.

According to the ahamoment.com website, an aha moment is: A moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom - wisdom you can use to change your life. Whether big or small, funny or sad, they can be surprising and inspiring. Each one is unique, deeply personal, and we think, worth sharing.

This was definitely an out of character experience for me because I’m really shy and the fact that I know this video is posted on all of the social media sites for the Aha Moment tour ‘13 is beyond terrifying for me. It's easy to talk with just two people in a room but when that conversation becomes plastered all over the World Wide Web, that becomes something else - something else that causes extreme discomfort.

And though I was told upfront that this would happen, I've lived in self-denial since the video was made. Since the video didn't exist - it wasn't real. Now it exists and life just got real! I wouldn't trade this experience for the world BUT I definitely would have liked to keep my moment confined to the mobile trailer I shot my video in.

But kudos to the brave Amarilloans that shared their stories for the world to see.